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SB227 • 2025

Relating to the application review process for certain delayed birth certificates.

Relating to the application review process for certain delayed birth certificates.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
West
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the application review process for certain delayed birth certificates.

Relating to the application review process for certain delayed birth certificates.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the application review process for certain delayed birth certificates.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  4. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  5. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  6. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    House passage reported

  7. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  8. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  9. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  10. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3504

  11. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  12. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  13. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  14. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading

  15. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  16. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  17. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  18. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  19. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  20. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  21. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  22. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  23. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  24. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  25. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  26. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Public Health

  27. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  28. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  29. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  30. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  31. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Amendment(s) offered. FA1 West

  32. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended

  33. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  34. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment as amended

  35. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  36. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  37. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  38. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  39. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  40. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  41. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  42. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  43. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Removed from local & uncontested calendar

  44. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  45. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  46. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  47. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  48. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  49. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  50. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  51. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  52. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  53. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  54. 2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  55. 2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Health & Human Services

  56. 2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  57. 2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the application review process for certain delayed birth certificates.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 227 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.B. No. 227

AN ACT

relating to the application review process for certain delayed

birth certificates.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. This Act shall be known as the Charles Edward

Barton Act.

SECTION 2. Section 192.025, Health and Safety Code, is

amended by adding Subsections (f) and (g) to read as follows:

(f)

The state registrar may not reject an application under

this subchapter based solely on the inclusion of supporting

evidence that contains inconsistent or contradictory information

if, based on the contents of the application as a whole, the state

registrar determines by a preponderance of the evidence the

applicant's identity and place of birth. In making a determination

under this subsection, the state registrar shall consider and give

weight to:

(1)

any supporting evidence that raises a legitimate

question as to the applicant's actual place of birth;

(2)

the inclusion of a valid driver's license or

personal identification certificate; and

(3)

the inclusion of a verified affidavit by a person

with personal knowledge of the applicant's identity.

(g)

Notwithstanding any other law, if a delayed birth

certificate of a person who was born before January 1, 1971, is

otherwise acceptable for registration and the identity of one

parent of the person is established by information not

contradictory to information available to the state registrar, the

state registrar shall register the certificate with only the

established parent's name entered on the certificate.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 227 passed the Senate on

April 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 227 passed the House on

May 25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 133, Nays 0, two

present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Governor